Reports of vomiting and diarrhea after man sprays rat poison on vegetables in multiple Michigan stores

Over a dozen Michigan stores, including a Kroger and Whole Foods Market around Ann Arbor, Midland, Birch Run, and Saline, are believed to have suffered attacks by a man who sprayed a mixture of hand cleaner and rat poison in vegetable displays throughout the stores. Thus far the Washtenaw County Public Health Department says there have been no deaths but dozens of reports of vomiting and diarrhea are believed to be related to the attack.

The FBI knows for certain that three stores were affected in the past two weeks and believe that about 15 stores may have been attacked over the past two months. The suspect, 29-year-old Kyle Bessemer, was apprehended after a citizen spotted him spraying a liquid substance on a salad bar and notified the Ann Arbor Police Department. Bessemer told police he committed the acts because he thought someone was trying to kill him. Bessemer has been charged with four counts of poisoning food. Samples of the substance have been sent for further laboratory analysis to determine concentration.

List of stores believed to have been impacted

The following stores are believed to have been attacked. Shoppers are encouraged to throw away any food purchased from salad bars and read-to-eat food areas between mid-March and the end of April.

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